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Author: andy (Simon and Garfunkel) | [ Next Thread |
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] Date Posted: 08:54:45 11/29/07 Thu Click link to listen http://www.supload.com/listen?s=ZI3C6Z6YF6NM Extra Verse in Audio not in text! The Boxer I am just a poor boy, though my story is seldom told. I have squandered my resistance, For a pocketful of mumbles, such are promises. All lies and jest. Still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest. When I left my home and my family I was no more than a boy, In the company of strangers, In the quiet of the railway station, runnin' scared. Laying low, seeking out the poorer quarters, Where the ragged people go. Lookin' for the places, only they would know. Lie-da-lie ... Asking only workman's wages I come lookin' for a job, But I get no offers, Just a come-on from the whores on Seventh Avenue. I do declare there were times when I was so lonesome, I took some comfort there. La, la, la, la, la, la, la. (Instrumental break) Li da li ... And I’m laying out my winter clothes, and wishing I was gone, goin’ home Where the new york city winters aren’t bleedin’ me, leadin’ me goin' home. In the clearing stands a boxer and a fighter by his trade, And he carries the reminders of every glove that laid him down, Or cut him 'til he cried out in his anger and his shame, "I am leaving, I am leaving." But the fighter still remains, still remains. Lie-da-lie ... [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |
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Author: Shalah [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 17:15:05 12/12/07 Wed Andy, this is among my favorites of the ones i've heard you sing. It just seems to suit you. Love listening to you. *hug* Love ya! ~Shalah [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |
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Author: Sasha [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 11:52:27 12/26/07 Wed ~ ohhh wow...this one loaded up really well, and played all the way through without the stop start of the buffering.. yep, I did a bit of a clean up on my puter...lol loved listening to this one, Andz...and I so agree with Shae on how well this song suits you....love it!!! *warm hugs* Sash xx . [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |